Color spec
| Brand | Glidden |
| Name | Birthday Cake |
| SKU | PPG1059-2 |
| Hex | #E9D2CC |
| RGB | 233, 210, 204 |
| HSL | 12°, 40%, 86% |
| LRV | 68 |
| Undertone | red / warm |
| Family | Pink |
About Glidden Birthday Cake
At LRV 68, Birthday Cake is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Birthday Cake is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
Closest matches at every US brand
20 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all pink from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Backdrop
Rust-Oleum
Kompozit
Similar Glidden colors
closest in the Glidden deckThe nearest shades to Birthday Cake within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E9D2CC in HSL space. Pair Birthday Cake with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Glidden Birthday Cake Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Birthday Cake from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden PPG1059-2 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Birthday Cake
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Birthday Cake is Innocence (SW 6302) — very close at ΔE 2.37, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Innocence swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Birthday Cake
The closest Behr equivalent of Birthday Cake is Conch Shell (S200-1). At ΔE 0.7 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68). If Behr is your counter, order Conch Shell and you'll get the same color. See the full Conch Shell swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Pleasant Pink (2094-60), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.22). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 68) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Birthday Cake without repainting risk. See the full Pleasant Pink swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Valspar's nearest match is Charmed (8003-9A), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.04). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Birthday Cake without repainting risk. See the full Charmed swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Birthday Cake
The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Birthday Cake is Cool Melon (PPG1057-2). At ΔE 0.97 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 68). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Cool Melon and you'll get the same color. See the full Cool Melon swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Shelled (307-2DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.52). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Birthday Cake without repainting risk. See the full Shelled swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Birthday Cake
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Birthday Cake is Mad About Pink (HGSW 2037) — very close at ΔE 2.37, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Mad About Pink swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Birthday Cake. The nearest is Short and Sweet (DE6023) at ΔE 4.34 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 63 vs 68). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Short and Sweet swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Birthday Cake. The nearest is Ella Rose (JG-24) at ΔE 3.59 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 64 vs 68). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Ella Rose swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Birthday Cake. The nearest is Pink Ground (NO. 202) at ΔE 3.99 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pink Ground swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Birthday Cake. The nearest is Truffles (0146) at ΔE 4.02 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 68). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Truffles swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Birthday Cake
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Birthday Cake is Truffles (0146) — very close at ΔE 3.02, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Truffles swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Rodda has no exact twin of Birthday Cake. The nearest is Pointe Shoes (R121) at ΔE 3.53 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 68). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pointe Shoes swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Birthday Cake
C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Birthday Cake — the nearest deck color, Minimum (C2-833), is clearly different (ΔE 8.9). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1059-2 instead. See the full Minimum swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Birthday Cake — the nearest deck color, Neutral Territory (PNT100-LT-20), is clearly different (ΔE 6.8). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1059-2 instead. See the full Neutral Territory swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Birthday Cake — the nearest deck color, Gypsy (GYPSY), is clearly different (ΔE 5.15). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1059-2 instead. See the full Gypsy swatch →
Annie Sloan Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Birthday Cake — the nearest deck color, Old Ochre (OLD OCHRE), is clearly different (ΔE 11.74). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1059-2 instead. See the full Old Ochre swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Birthday Cake
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Birthday Cake — the nearest deck color, Cookies & Cream (BD-CC), is clearly different (ΔE 12.23). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1059-2 instead. See the full Cookies & Cream swatch →
Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Birthday Cake
At Rust-Oleum, the closest color to Birthday Cake is Blush Pink (285142) — very close at ΔE 2.6, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 64 vs 68) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Blush Pink swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Birthday Cake
At Kompozit, the closest color to Birthday Cake is Truffles (0146) — very close at ΔE 3.02, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 68) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Truffles swatch →